A DEPRAVED paedo who sexually abused his sister over 1,000 times has been released from prison.
Kenneth Cooke, 62, was freed from Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison after he was jailed in 2015 for abusing his sister Michelle, 49.
He targeted her when she was aged between 7 and 11.
He was also caged for 14 years in 2016 after he was convicted of abusing two boys.
Although both sentences ran concurrently, he’s now free after serving more than 10 years in prison due to time served.
Following his release, Michelle told of her ongoing trauma.
She said: “I was informed by email on Thursday morning that he was being released – I have been dreading this day for years.
“I’ve no idea where he is staying but I hope he isn’t near any children.
“He’s no longer my brother – he’s just a paedophile.
“I hope I don’t bump into him in the city and I hope he complies with the conditions of his release.
“He has never shown any remorse for what he did and someone like him never changes.”
Cooke has to notify Gardai of his address and is on the sex offenders’ register for life.
He is also ordered not to have any contact with his sister.
Speaking prior to the sicko’s release, abuse survivor Michelle told of her fears that the beast had targeted other children in the south Dublin area in the past.
She added that if Cooke “has targeted other young potential victims over the years, I would ask them to come forward”.
She said: “They shouldn’t have to suffer in silence.
“I will be really shocked if there are no other victims.”
Before his release, Michelle also took a civil case against him to prevent him accessing funds from the sale of their family home.
She added that “a predator like him will never change”.
